A Study On Association Between Usage Pattern Of ICT Tools And Socio-Economic Characteristics Of Farmers In Ikauna Block Of Shrawasti District, U.P

Abstract

This study was conducted to find out the impact of ICT tools on the agricultural development
among farmers of Shrawasti district of UP of India. A total of 120 farmers were randomly selected for the study
during November 2018 to May 2019. The results showed that majority of the farmers owned mobile phones as
well as television and radio. The most frequently used ICT was mobile phone. Mobile phones were widely used by
the farmers for social communication, contacting middle men for the marketing of produce and contacting
experts on real time basis for getting agricultural advisories. The present study aims to study the agriculture
development with the emergence of the new communication technology. The study is being undertaken to know
how agriculture development is possible through an effective communication tools that is ICT (Information and
Communication Technology). Major problems in the use of ICTs by the farmers were lack of confidence in
operating ICTs, erratic power supply, low network connectivity and lack of awareness of the benefits of ICTs.